Doctor Who star Matt Smith, the 11th actor to play the Doctor in the 50-year-old series' history, has just two epic episodes to go as the universe-trekking Time Lord. But don't despair, fellow Whovians. The 12th Doctor has already been selected. The BBC introduced the next Doctor on Sunday during a TV special broadcast simultaneously on BBC America.
Many Whovians see the 12th Doctor as an opportunity for showrunner Steven Moffat to take a risk. Could the Last of the Time Lords regenerate into a woman, such as Olivia Colman or Tilda Swinton? Perhaps we'll have a Doctor of a different race, such as Chiwetel Ejiofor or Daniel Kaluuya. Or could it be an older, more established actor -- like the current odds-on favorite, Peter Capaldi? Follow along, below, as Mashable's Deputy Editor Chris Taylor, Associate Managing Editor Amanda Wills and Associate Entertainment Editor Brian Anthony Hernandez find out.